Windows Phone 8 Training Kit

Just like the other training kits we’ve produced, the Windows Phone 8 Training Kit includes Powerpoint decks and Hands-On Labs that help you learn the most important parts of developing for Windows Phone 8.

It’s about a 158MB download and you will need to be on Windows 8 in order to develop Windows Phone 8 apps. You will also need the Windows Phone 8 SDK. One thing to mention about the Windows Phone 8 SDK is that it’s not just for developing apps and games for Windows Phone 8 but also for the Windows Phone 7.5 devices.

Windows Phone 8 Jumpstart Videos

I have always been a visual learner so it’s great to have some videos to watch to get familiar with the technology. The Windows Phone 8 Jumpstart series is available through Channel 9 and through the Microsoft Virtual Academy. This series has 21 video modules each approximately 60 minutes in length. Here’s a full outline of the modules:

If you follow the links from the outline above, they will take you directly the Channel 9 videos. If you want to track your progress and accumulate points as you take part in the learning, I recommend you take do it through the Microsoft Virtual Academy. There are a ton of different topics that you learn at the Virtual Academy and the more you learn, the more points you earn (bragging rights). If you haven’t heard of the Virtual Academy, check out the main web and check out all the topics you can learn about.